The Connoisseur 9
The Connoisseur 9
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In the latter year, the Convent finding itself in financial straits, the Superior despatched a monk to Paris with the goblet in order to raise the sum ot 12,000 francs (;^48o) by its means.
The late Baron Jerome Pichon, the then President of the Soci^t^ des Bibliophiles of France, and one of the greatest judges and collectors of ancient gold- smith's work, happened to be the first to whom the frater offered the goblet. Misled by the dis- crepancy between the fourteenth century style of cup and ...the seventeenth century character of the dedi- catory Latin inscription round the stem (see illustra- tion), Baron Pichon, disbelieving the explanation given him about the history of the cup, declared the object to be a forgery. The poor benighted monk, finding himself at the end of his tether, after tramping for weeks about Paris in vain offering his cup to all the best connoisseurs and art dealers, who one and all declared it to be spurious, as a last resort returned once more to the Baron. Out of commiseration for the penniless Spaniard he consented to buy the cup for its value as bullion, viz., 6,000 francs (^240).
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
In the latter year, the Convent finding itself in financial straits, the Superior despatched a monk to Paris with the goblet in order to raise the sum ot 12,000 francs (;^48o) by its means.
The late Baron Jerome Pichon, the then President of the Soci^t^ des Bibliophiles of France, and one of the greatest judges and collectors of ancient gold- smith's work, happened to be the first to whom the frater offered the goblet. Misled by the dis- crepancy between the fourteenth century style of cup and ...the seventeenth century character of the dedi- catory Latin inscription round the stem (see illustra- tion), Baron Pichon, disbelieving the explanation given him about the history of the cup, declared the object to be a forgery. The poor benighted monk, finding himself at the end of his tether, after tramping for weeks about Paris in vain offering his cup to all the best connoisseurs and art dealers, who one and all declared it to be spurious, as a last resort returned once more to the Baron. Out of commiseration for the penniless Spaniard he consented to buy the cup for its value as bullion, viz., 6,000 francs (^240).
What to read after The Connoisseur 9?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Colman George to read onlineMoreLess
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